After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 276: It would be better to cancel their engagement

Chapter 276: Chapter 276: It would be better to cancel their engagement

Quan Jinbei made a stopping gesture, "You don’t need to explain to me, and there’s no need for you to explain."

Quan Sicheng frowned, feeling a twinge in his heart.

Could it be that his dad was completely disappointed in him?

As he worried, Shi Yiqing reached out and took hold of his arm.

"Brother Sicheng, no matter what, I believe in you!"

As she said this, she looked deeply into Quan Sicheng’s eyes, "Even if you’re against the whole world, I will stand by your side!"

Shi Yaoguang started clapping slowly, "How touching."

The ambiguous atmosphere was instantly shattered by her words.

"Shi Yaoguang!" Shi Yiqing wished she could gnash her teeth.

Shi Yaoguang shrugged, "What are you looking at me for?"

"You did it on purpose!" Shi Yiqing glared at her, puffing with anger.

Shi Yaoguang admitted openly, "That’s right, I did it on purpose."

"Didn’t I tell you last time?"

Shi Yiqing was confused, "Last time?"

There’d been so many "last times" for Shi Yaoguang, Shi Yiqing had no idea which one Shi Yaoguang was referring to.

Seeing her confusion, Shi Yaoguang had to give her a cheerful reminder, "Last time as in... when I told you, if you want to marry my son, you must endure having me as a wicked mother-in-law, did you not take it to heart?"

Without waiting for her response, Shi Yaoguang went on with an exaggerated exclamation, "It seems you took my words for naught, and since that’s the case, I have no reason to be polite with you."

As she spoke, Shi Yaoguang turned to look at Quan Jinbei, "Husband, how about... we cancel their engagement."

Quan Jinbei raised an eyebrow, "Cancel their engagement?"

"Yes, yes." Shi Yaoguang nodded, "I think such a girl is not suitable for my son..."

After saying this, she gave Shi Yiqing an innocent look, "I worry that bringing home a master to rule over us would disturb our household peace, so... I want to call off your engagement."

Quan Sicheng’s face was so dark it looked like it was dripping ink, "Shi Yaoguang!"

Shi Yaoguang raised an eyebrow, "Say that again?"

Under pressure, Quan Sicheng changed his tone, "Mother!"

He said through gritted teeth, "Mother, please don’t do this."

"Don’t do what?" Shi Yaoguang shrugged, "If you have something to say, speak clearly, please. You see, you don’t say anything clear, how am I supposed to know what you mean?"

"You not making yourself clear..." she gave a look of disgust, "I thought you were hinting at something on purpose."

Quan Sicheng honestly had no such frivolous thoughts when he said those words.

After Shi Yaoguang’s reminder, he suddenly felt unclean.

Shi Yiqing also got "reminded," her face equally unsightly.

—Mother, please do not do this.

Ming Yan thought about what Quan Sicheng had just said, the look in his eyes carried a new depth of meaning, "So you have such a fetish."

"No, I certainly do not, don’t talk nonsense!"

Quan Sicheng exhaled a deep breath, "Quan Siyan, enough is enough, don’t think I’ll put up with you forever!"

Ming Yan blinked innocently, "Enough what? Did I do anything? I haven’t done anything, don’t spout nonsense."

"Moreover..."

"What I said was the truth, not a single false word."

As he spoke, he flashed Quan Sicheng a radiant smile, "You shouldn’t be so angry and embarrassed, we’re all adults here, we must pay the price for what we said and did."

Quan Sicheng: "..."

Very annoyed, he refused to accept it!

Unfortunately, Ming Yan didn’t give him the chance to continue speaking. "Stop loitering here; we’re here to pick grapes, not to engage in a verbal battle with you. If you have any sense, get lost."

As he spoke, he glanced at Shi Yiqing, his eyes filled with a hint of sympathy, "This is your little girlfriend, huh? Tsk, such a pity, you’re about to call off the engagement."

Shi Yiqing couldn’t help but glare at him. She really didn’t understand how Ming Yan managed to be so shamelessly vocal.

His shameless talk—do his fans know about this?

Shi Yiqing internally cursed Ming Yan, hoping he would instantly, immediately become a washed-up celebrity.

But...

Her simple curses had no effect whatsoever.

If anything, Ming Yan became even more popular.

After the public welfare advertisement aired, fans who watched the behind-the-scenes footage became even more enamored with him.

Even if he was a bit mean-spirited in the middle, it didn’t tarnish his handsome image at all.

...

An Siqi stood at the entrance of the estate waiting, and after a long while, when Shi Yaoguang and the others still hadn’t shown up, she grew impatient.

As she walked toward the nanny van, Shi Yaoguang and the others were gathered together.

The atmosphere around them was truly tense.

An Siqi, seeing Quan Sicheng and Shi Yiqing’s displeased expressions, knew her plan had succeeded.

She immediately feigned surprise and asked, "What are you guys still doing here? I’ve been waiting for you for so long."

As she spoke, a touch of confusion appeared in her eyes, "What happened to you? You seem...not too happy."

Her acting was truly over-the-top.

Ming Yan looked on with disdain, "If you want to act, can’t you put in a decent performance?"

"Such exaggerated acting—doesn’t your sponsor get tired of you?"

An Siqi’s face stiffened.

She hadn’t expected Ming Yan to be so blunt, daring to say everything out loud.

She sneaked a glance at Quan Sicheng’s face and tried to defend herself, "I did nothing of that sort!"

"Of that sort? Which sort?" Ming Yan clearly wasn’t planning to let her off easily.

An Siqi clenched her teeth, "I haven’t looked for a sponsor."

"Oh? Haven’t looked for a sponsor, huh." He mused, "Seems like I remembered wrongly, about that Qing-something film and television company...and some real estate company..."

An Siqi turned pale, her eyes begging him, "Enough, don’t say anymore!"

"I haven’t even said anything yet, why should I stop?" Ming Yan looked at her with a mockingly amused expression, "You better not stop talking; I’m curious to hear how you’re going to refute me."

Refute him, how could she refute?

An Siqi was genuinely afraid of him.

"I have no grudges with you, why are you doing this to me?"

Ming Yan smiled innocently and harmlessly, "What have I done to you? Besides, I don’t agree with your claim that there’s no grudge between us."

An Siqi furrowed her brows, wondering in her heart if she had offended him at some point.

As she pondered, she heard him say, "You offended someone I wouldn’t dare to offend. If I don’t target you, who should I target?"

As Ming Yan finished speaking, An Siqi instinctively retorted, "When did I offend—"

Her words were cut short as her gaze landed on Shi Yaoguang.

Then, slowly, she looked down at the man with the perfect features.

"You..." Fear was evident in her eyes, "Is it you?"

Quan Jinbei gave her a cold glance, remaining silent.

Shi Yaoguang quietly stepped to the side, shielding An Siqi’s view, her tone just as indifferent, "You keep looking at my man, have you become addicted?"